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E. H. STRIKER'.v

SHEET` METAL TOBAGGO ADDY.

(No Model.)

PatentedMay 6, 1884.

fngrenon Mdm Unirse STATES ArnNr -rrrcna EDMUND H. STRIKER, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SH EET-METAL T'OBACCO-CADDY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,255, dated May 6, 1884.

Application filed January 15l 1884. (No model.)

To all whom may concern.- Be it known that I, EDMUND HERBERT STRIKER, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, entleman, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet -Metal Tobacco- Caddies, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to devise a sheet-metal tobacco caddy 'or package retaining all the advantages of an ordinary wooden' tobacco-caddy, while possessing the additional advantages arising from its material and peculiar construction ;y and it consists, essentially, in providing a peculiarly-hanged metal cover .arrangedl to grip lips formed on the outside of the month of the caddy, the said cover being preferably provided with a detachable block of wood, the whole being arranged substantially as hereinafter explained. y

I am aware that sheet-metal caddies have been used previous to my invention; and Iam also familiar with a certain sheet-metal tobacco-caddy patented by George T. Tuckett,of Hamilton7 Ontario, on February 27, 1888, No. 272,921, in which a flanged cover is arranged in connection with lips formed around the edge of the mouth of the caddy. There are serious objectionsto the plan adopted by Mr. Tuckett to secure the cover of his caddy in position, and as these objections are completely overcome by my invention I may as well explain Mr. Tucketts construction and point out wherein the objections lay, in order that the object and effect of my invention may be more readily understood. In Mr. Tucketts caddy lips are formed on the inside edge of the mouth of the 'caddyf The edges of these lips project downent of the others.

'causes the tobacco pressed into it to present l what is known among the trade as a staircased side, 7 which seriously affects the appearance of the tobacco, and thereby its sale. It is also impossible in the Tuckett caddy to `pack the tobacco in bulk in a caddy fitting the exact form of the bulk. It is also impossible to open the caddy to take a sample, as when once opened, owing tothe manner of forming the joint between the-cover and thel caddy, the metal forming the lips and anges will be destroyed when the joint once made is first broken. v

There are other -objections to the Tuckett caddy not necessary to mention, as the foregoing will be sufficient to exhibitby comparison the superiority of my improved construction.

Figure lis aperspective View of my irnproved caddy, showing a portion of the caddy broken away and the lid partially opened. Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improved caddy,

the top portion of it being broken away, eX-

hibiting the cover in the act of clipping over the retaining-lips.l Fig. 3 is asimilar View of the caddy and cover, showing the joint completed between the cover and the caddy. Fig. 4 is a perspective inside view ofthe cover. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section of a portion of the caddy, showing the block of wood placed onto the foraminated bottom.

In the drawings likeletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is the body of the caddy constructedk in any of the well-known ways, and provided with a foraminous bottom, E, soldered or otherwise secured thereto, into which the tobacco B is forced by a hydraulic or other powerful press.

' C isa block of wood made to fit the interior 10o of the caddy A,whieh block of wood is placed on top ofthe tobacco, between it and the cover, before the pressure is directed against the tobacco for forcing it into the caddy. As the retaining-lips a project on the outside of the caddy A, the tobacco B fits exactly the i11- terior of the caddy, and iii packing it the operator finds a perfectly smooth surface on the inside of the caddyinstead of arough cuttingedge which would interfere with the packing of the tobacco,were the lips formed on the inside, as in the Tuckctt package.

D is a sheet-metal cover, having the flanges I) formed around its four sides, an upwardlyturned lip being formed on the lower edge of cach flange, as shown in Fig. 2, in which figure the lip is represented in the act of passing down .over the retaining-lip a. As soon as the edges of the two lips pass cach other and the pressure is removed, the expansion of the tobacco within the package will naturally force the cover D upwardly. The upwardly-turned lips on the flanges I) will naturally spring under the retaining-lips a, and when the joint thus formed is hammered it is complete, as shown in Fig. 3.

The importance of the wooden block Cwill be here appreciated, for in hammering the joint it presents a solid backing against which the hammering may be effectually directed, thus enabling a perfect joint to be made without in any way injuring the surface or edge of the tobacco within the package. This block also fills up the open space which would otherwise be left at each corner of the cover, owing to the necessity of cutting out of each corner a piece of metal to enable the proper Hanging of the cover.

I have referred to the block as being detachable; but it will of course be understood that the cover D may be tacked to the block when desired.

As a metal package will not absorb the moisture from the tobacco as a wooden package will, the employment of a metal package, should the tobacco be unusually damp, may cause the tobacco B to mold. I therefore thi nk it will be advisable to perforate the cover D, so as to expose the wooden block C. This block, as in the case of awooden package,will absorb the moisture, and being thus exposed to the atmosphere throws off the moisture thus absorbed. If desired to do so, I sometimes insert a wooden block at the bottom of the package, and in this case the bottom would be perforated in the same manner as the top.

As my invention is directed toward the iniprov ement of packages for containing tobacco, I have through the specication referred to it merely as a tobacco-caddy; but it will of course be understood that a package or case for any use might be advantageously iliade in accordance with my invention.

That I claim as my invention is l. A sheet-metal caddy or case, A, provided with retaining-lips a, formed outwardly at its mouth, in combination with the sheet-metal cover D, having flanges b, with upwardlyturned lips on the lower edge of each flange, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A sheet-metal cover, D, having flanges b, with upwardly-turned lips on the lower edge of each flange, a wooden block, C, applied as specified, in combination with a caddy, or case A, having retaining-lips a, formed outwardly at its mouth, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, January 4, 188i.

E. lf. STRIKER.

In presence of CHARLES C. BALDWIN, F. BARNARD FETHERs'roNHAUGn. 

